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Chandik ásataka, has extracted numerous other legende, and states in the Harshacharita that the Pavanaprokta Purana, which no doubt is identical with the Váyup., was read out to him by his pustakaváchaka.11 His and his son's (Bhushanabhatta's) references to the Puráņas are well worth a special monograph, which might also be extended to an enquiry regarding the relation of Mayara's contero poraneous Suryakataka to the Saurapurúna and include an examination of the question, whether the Brabina Siddhanta, remodelled by Brabmagupta in A. D. 628/9, in his time already belonged to the Vishnudharmottarh.12 For the present, I fear, it is not possible to trace the history of our Purinas beyond A. D. 600 or to advance anything, that will carry conviction, regarding the upper limit for their composition. It may, however, be pointed out the account of the future kings in the Váyup., Vishnup., Jalsyap, and Dralmendap. seems to stop with the imperial Gaptas and their contemporaries.
THE DEVIL WORSHIP OF THE TULUVAS. FROM THE PAPERS OF THE LATE A. C. BURNELL.
(Continued from page 310.) At this, the grandsons of Buddhivants became exceedingly angry and bit their lips and changed colonr. Their eyes became red. Full of anger they went near Koți and Chennaya, and stood near them and said :-"What did you say? You sons of a widow ! If we do not make you bleed from your noses and months we are not born of Bant mothers."
Hearing this Koţi and Chennaya said :-"We are not born of a widow. We are born of our father. All know that you are born of a Billavar father. As for making tus bleed from our mouths and noses, you cannot do it. If you dare to do so, come now, and we are ready. We shall see what we can do.".
At this bold challenge the grandsons of Buddhivanta went upon them, and patting their hands on their necks, pushed them and took out of their hands by force their bag of pichis and their palles, and said :-"Go now and call your fathers." At this both the brothers tried to regain possession of their bag of pichis. Then the grandsons of Buddhivanta beat the brothers with their fists. They returned their blows. Then they fell upon one another and wrestled. In the meantime all the cowherd boys came and stood around to see them wrestling. After wrestling for some time Koţi and Chesnaya prevailed and put down their antagonists and sat upon their prostrate bodies. Then the cowherd boys interfered and separated the combatants and pacifiod them, and told the grandsons of Buddhivanta to return the bag of pichis to the brothers. They refused to return them; but went home and reported against their antagonists to their grandfather. At this he was highly incensed and sent his servants to Sama Afwa's house, ordering them to bring the two lads, Koți and Chennaya, to his house. So they went to Sama Alwa's house and said to Sama Alwa:-"O Sama Alwa, Buddhivanta, the minister of the Ballar of Parmale, sent us to you, ordering us to take your two grandsons before him. Your grandsons have abused his grandsons, and beat them and felled them to the ground and sat upon their chests, and thus injured them very much. Therefore, he wants to inquire into the matter, and has sent us to take your grandsons before him. So send them with us soon."
Hearing this, Sama Alwa was thunderstruck. He said :-" you servants of Buddhivanta, our boys are not such wicked boys. They could never do such things. Some one out of spite towards us must have made a false complaint against them to Baddhivanta. Oar boys could never do such things. Go now and tell Buddhivanta as I told you."
At this, they said "Aba! your grandsons are very good lads! But you alone praise them. We know everything. So send them at once. It is getting late for as."
11 Ante, Vol. I. p. 111; Harshacharita, p. 05 (Nirpayasigan Ed.), and especially the verse in l. 18-14, 33 See ante, Yol, XIX. p. 383.
